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ApplicationofEquations

Equationsareveryusefulinhelpingustosolvepractical

problems.

Eachproblemcanfirstbetranslatedintoamathematical

equation.

Example:WhatdoIaddto5toget11?

Step1:Lettheansweryouwanttofindbeanunknown.

Letthenumbertobeaddedbea.

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Step2:Formulatetheequation.

Whataddsto5getsyou11

Thus,a+5=11

Step3:Solvetheequation.

Solvingtheequation,wehavea=11−5=6.

Hence,theansweris6.

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Example1:IfIdoubleacertainnumberandsubtract7,

theresultis9.Whatisthenumber?

Letthenumberbem.

2xm−7=9

2m−7+7=9+7

2m=16

2m16

=

22

m=8

∴thenumberis8.

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Example2:Awomanisfourtimesasoldasherdaughter.

Ifthedifferenceintheiragesis21years,

findtheirages.

Letthedaughterbecyearsold.

Thenthemotheris4cyearsold.

4c–c=21

3c=21

∴c=7

4xc=4x7

=28

∴Thedaugh